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Most Popular Cola Brands in Germany

March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

Most Popular Cola Brands in Germany

Map created by reddit user Spanholz

The map above shows the most popular brand of cola soft drink in each German Länder (State). Unsurprisingly, Coca Cola is the number one brand across the whole of Germany, but interestingly not in every single state.

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Filed Under: Germany Tagged With: food

World Potato Cultivation Map Shows They’re Not Just Grown Where You Think

March 3, 2023 11 Comments

Worldwide potato cultivation

Map showing Worldwide potato cultivation created by RTBMaps

When you think about potatoes, where do you imagine they’re grown? Popular locations might include Ireland, Idaho or maybe Poland. But would you also think of India, China and North Korea as being major producers?

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: food

European Food According to Italians

March 3, 2023 29 Comments

European Food According to Italians

Map created by Yanko Tsvetkov at Atlas of Prejudice

Yanko Tsvetkov, the man behind the Culinary Horrors of Europe Map, has created another food related map titled: The Culinary Map of Europe According to Italians.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: food

Punny Maps of The Foodnited States of America

March 3, 2023 1 Comment

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Map created by Chris Durso from Foodiggity.com

Chris Durso and his 8 year-old son have created a punny series maps collectively titled The Foodnited States of America.

Each map takes one food item that can be worked into the name of the state. So far they’ve created 25 maps with new ones being released regularly via the Foodiggity.com instagram account.

While not all the states are created from a food item you’d associate with them, they’re all quite clever.

Below are a few of my favourites:

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: food

The Many Disgusting Dishes & Culinary Horrors of Europe

March 3, 2023 41 Comments

culinary horrors of Europe Map

Map created by Yanko Tsvetkov from Atlas of Prejudice 2: Chasing Horizons

While European food has a very positive international reputation, it’s not all steak frites and pasta. As the map above shows, the continent also has its fair share of disgusting dishes and culinary horrors.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: food


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